The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-01-29

Idaho World, Jan. 81.

better days in the sweet by and by.
That place has mines that are
equal to any in this section OF
Idaho for richness, and the veins
are more than ordinary in size. The
great drawback is in the character
of the ore-base metal.
A letter from John Monroe from
Soldier say: He was thrown from
a sleigh, as it was going down a
steep pitch, and one of the seats
flew out and struck him, breaking
the right leg between the ankle and
knee. The accident happened on
Jan. 10th. John says: "Under the
treatment of DR.. Alex. Sifers, who
set the leg with all the skill of an
old surgeon, I am doing very we'll,
and hope to be around before many
months"
Weiser Leader. Jan. 81.
The A. O. U. w. lodge Of this
place is in a fourishing condition.
The Union Pacifc's immense ice
house at Huntington is being filled
with train loads of that article from
southeastern Idaho.
Rev. L. l.. Shearer is engaged in
painting a mammoth county map
of Idaho, 6x1O feet, which when
finished will be by far the largest
and most complete map Of Idaho
ever produced.
In endeavoring to thump an old
man Saturday night last, Sam
Brasfeld got his leg broke near and
extending into the ankle.
On Sunday night last the old
Hull house, standing at the point
of the hill on the south side of the
river from this place was burned
to the ground. The house was un-
occupied, and was owned by Mr..
Peter Pence of Payette. This must
be the work of an incendiary.
Boise Statesman Jan. %.
The Union Pacific Railway will
pay more attention to assisting
immigration to Idaho this year
than it ever has before. Not only
immigration, but all ditch enter
prises are to receive special atten-
ton and favors, and low rates of
freight are guaranteed to settlers
who ship in carload lots. Mr..
Shelby, Traffic Manager. is now
making a tour Of Southern Idaho
acquainting himself with all ditch
enterprises.
The prisoner, Henry Ford, who
escaped from the prison guards a
few days ago, was recaptured We'd
nesday and returned to his old
quarters at the pen. His freedom
was of short duration.
Range and Valley, Jan. 2l.
J. C. Wait, who was sent to the
Oregon insane asylum from Ketch-
UNI about a year ago, was pro-
nounced cured and discharged. 1t
has now dawned upon the people
of North Powder, in that State,
that Wait was in their city at the
time Willis Skiff was supposed to
have been murdered, and that
nothing has been seen or heard of
him since the night the deed was
committed AS rewards aggregat-
ing $12,5OO, are offered for the
murder of Mr.. Skiff, it is probable
Mr.. Wait will be found and inter
viewed concerning the matter.
Caldwell Tribune. Jan. %.
The Caldwell schools are in a
shamefully crowded condition
Each bench has to do service for
three scholars, and even then there
are not benches enough.
1t is stated that the county off,
Gals are going to contest the
authority of the legislature to tam
per with the fees and salaries after
the election.
The Sebree ditch is progressing
finely. Col. Meacham began
cross-sectioning last Thursday 80
that grading will commence imme-
diately. The ditch will carry twenty |
thousand inches of water, and as it
nowi s, will reclaim about forty |
thousand acres of land.
The particulars of the death of
engineer Smith, drowned in the
Malheur river, are as follows: In
attempting to ford the river on
horseback at this point he rode in
to a hole, was thrown from, and
doubtless hurt by the animal in
the struggle. Some of his men
were near by and hearing faint
cries for assistance ran to the
stream, but too late. No one saw
him enter the stream and the man.
ner of his drowning is only conjec-
ture. He leaves q wife and child
in Iowa. and the body was sent
there for burial.
Blackfoot Reporter, Jan. II.
Judge Morgan received a letter
from Albion two or three days ago |
stating that S. w. Quinn, the cat
tie man who was 50 severely injured
by a Jersey bull not long ago, is
getting along very favorably.
Regular trips will be resumed on
tho Utah & NOrthprn roads "a AEON